Hi Nina,
I can't speak for IxDA, IAI, or any other organisation - but multiple
domain-specific definitions will always be welcome on uxcommunity.org for as
long as I am part of it.
As to who contributes, and who gardens, and who has editorial control - good
question. Eventually we'll run into issues of
commercial/academic/discipline/cutlural bias and need to think about it. I
think that this is an important conversation to have - the editorial
policies of wikipedia have shaped it - in some ways for the better.
Best regards, Andrew
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Nina Eleanor Alter
<ninav...@bigwheel.net>wrote:
> I do like the idea of having 2 separate definitions for a single word (as
> Miriam Webster and other dictionaries do), as it can't be controlled which
> disciplines some words are and/or aren't used for. As regular dictionaries
> define some words differently as "noun" and "verb" (as some can be both), an
> IxD glossary could do the same- which I totally think would also be super
> useful for Product Manager and Engineers, and others involved in the design
> process more peripherally.
>
> Likewise, I'd love to see VisDe language (and language used by those who
> entered UED from a classical-design background) incorporated into such a
> glossary. Would be personally happy to contribute, if VisDe contributions
> are sought. I definitely think getting the definitions from a seasoned
> VisDe, versus from an IxD who is experienced in working/collaborating with
> VisDes, would be preferable.
>
> Nina the VisDe police, over and out.
>
> :D n
>
>
>
> On Feb 17, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Christian Crumlish wrote:
>
> I agree on not enforcing boundaries between disciplines and ownership of
>> terms, but I do think we need to be careful, just in case it turns out
>> that
>> two different practices are using the same word to mean two different
>> things.
>> -x-
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Andrew Boyd <and...@onblogging.com.au
>> >wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Christian Crumlish <x...@well.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Getting a glossary together is a great idea, both for Dan's revised book
>>>> and
>>>> for the community. I (helped) put together a UI glossary at Yahoo but
>>>> that
>>>> has more to do with what elements on the screen ("button") are called,
>>>> for
>>>> the purposes of consistent translation to 35 other languages. While
>>>> researching it I did come across some glossaries from MS and a few
>>>> others,
>>>> though I don't want to fall into fallacy of equating UI and IxD.
>>>> Some of the words being suggested here seem to be UX words but not IxD
>>>> words, which is probably a good thing from the perspective of coming to
>>>> agreement across subdiscipline on what the terms mean, but it might be
>>>> worth
>>>> sometimes indicated when a word is from the core IxD practices or
>>>> shared/borrowed/encountered on cross-functional teams.
>>>>
>>>> On the IA side of the fence, we are working on a "skills" matrix in
>>>> which
>>>> we're trying to inventory a number of the skills and tasks that IAs
>>>> should
>>>> be expected to be able to do at various stages of their career. Of
>>>> course
>>>> there are variations but we think we can indicate some "required" and
>>>> "elective" skills at various rough levels. The purpose of the exercise
>>>> is
>>>> to
>>>> help hiring managers and job seekers ask for and meet matching
>>>> expectations.
>>>>
>>>> The IxDA may want to do something similar (and the other tribes:
>>>> usability
>>>> experts, etc., may wish to do so as well), and we could all compare
>>>> notes
>>>> at
>>>> some point, both on terminology and on skillsets.
>>>>
>>>> -xian-
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hi Christian,
>>>
>>> I'm aware of the IAI skills matrix - I'm part of the team (although my
>>> contributions have been slightly less than blinding to date).
>>>
>>> I used uxcommunity.org and labeled it an "IxUx Wiki" because I see one
>>> as
>>> part of the other - and I'm not proposing to suggest which is which. I
>>> don't
>>> see it as being "a list of terms specific to the IxD domain" so much as
>>> "a
>>> list of terms used by IxD/UxD (and even IA) folks" - it may be that these
>>> different groups really do come from different planets and belong to
>>> different unions (so to speak), but I thought I'd let the community work
>>> that out for themselves. The list is there, anyone can grab it and make
>>> their own version of it on their own wiki/proprietary site/wherever as
>>> far
>>> as I am concerned. I do need to sort the copyright notice in the footer
>>> out,
>>> sorry, such that it is properly Creative Commons. It's on the list :)
>>>
>>> On the plus side, there are people in there adding fresh terms, and some
>>> folks (thanks David More in particular) have started adding definitions.
>>>
>>> Cheers, Andrew
>>>
>>> --
>>> ---
>>> Andrew Boyd
>>> http://uxaustralia.com.au -- UX Australia Conference Canberra 2009
>>> http://uxbookclub.org -- connect, read, discuss
>>> http://govux.org -- the government user experience forum
>>> http://resilientnationaustralia.org Resilient Nation Australia
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Christian Crumlish
>> I'm writing a book so please forgive any lag
>> http://designingsocialinterfaces.com
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